In the early 1800’s women were considered weaker than men, women had no rights and were looked as second-class citizens. Even though society thought of women as second-class; women had a lot of obligations at home, they were expected to clean, cook and take care of the family. After women got married they were denied many rights, such as, the right to sign a contract, own their own property and to keep their own wages. Unlike today, where we have so many successful educated women, in the early 1800’s women were not allowed to pursue education. All women were not allowed to vote, and finally after many years of emotional political activity, women won the right to vote. On August 18th 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified, which states that
